mountain
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3.2
- noun
- /ˈmaʊntən/
- Informal
:
montón
- Sitting at a small wooden desk, amidst a mountain of term papers, is Indiana Jones.
- a mountain of evidence
- a mountain of data
- a mountain of paper
And Aaron is leading them through the the mountains of of pain.
- And Aaron is leading them through the the mountains of of pain.
- I mean, I just get mountains of stuff sent.
- I'm sure physically to climb up a mountain of cars wouldn't happen.
- Roll the dead and remember how we saw that mountain of skeletons earlier?
- And then there was a mountain of snow on her driver's seat.
- So Rogan calls it building a mountain with layers of paint, right?
- There's a mountains of Admiral burst that there were mountains of coal with no ice caps.
Examples
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- A mountain of chocolate.
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I have creative plans, but there's a mountain between me and those plans.
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So we'll put this on this little mountain of stuff as well.
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I mean, I just get mountains of stuff sent.
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So I start, I went from tons of debt, mountains of debt to zero.
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But in the real world, Music Fest is a cash cow, bringing in mountains of funding and keeping me on top of the world.
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Still, producing the mountains of data is our only hope of achieving widespread prevention.
Academic text (1999) -
Scarlett looked down at the mountain of food revealed when Jerome ceremoniously lifted the silver cover.
Fiction book (1991) -
Gomez is now surrounded by junk food and a mountain of junk food wrappers, bags, and styrofoam containers.
Fiction book (1991) -
It took hours to sift through the mountain of paperwork on my desk.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
A large amount of something
∞
1.0
A large amount that is more than needed
∞
1.4
A large amount of something
677
1.6
A large amount of something, for example patience or money
426
1.9
A heap of things put together
182
1.0
A pile of things placed one on top of another
163
1.0
A large amount of something often used with of
71
2.7
A large collection of things often including people
54
1.4
A large amount of things often in a messy pile
46
5.7
A large number of things or people
17
1.8
A large pile of things or a large amount
14
5.9
A large number of things or people
13
2.9
A large number or amount of something
11
7.8
A large number or amount of something
4
9.5
A large group of people or things
3
6.6
A fairly large amount of something
2
8.0
A large number of things used informally to mean a lot
1
7.9
A large amount of something you can fit in a hat
1
9.9
A large amount of something
A large amount of something like land or grain
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
3
6.4
Treat a small problem as if it were very serious
Compounds
26
2.5
A large wild cat with light brown fur and a long tail that lives in mountains and forests
20
2.7
A sturdy bike with wide tires for riding on rough paths like hills and mountains
- US
7
6.5
A man who lives in the mountains or other wild places and can hunt and survive
- Informal
2
3.5
A very large pile of papers such as forms that you must complete
1
2.7
A large white animal with curved horns that walks easily on steep rocky slopes
- Specialized
1
4.7
A feeling of sickness, dizziness, and difficulty breathing in high places
1
3.1
A time zone seven hours behind Greenwich Mean Time used in US and Canadian mountain states
1
8.3
A wild sheep with big curved horns that lives in the mountains of western North America
A large Swiss working dog with long black, brown, and white fur that is gentle and loyal
A tea made from the leaves of a plant with yellow flowers that people use as medicine
A low green bush from the western United States with small leaves and purple flowers
A small bushy pine from central Europe with short bright green needles in pairs
A low partly evergreen plant with small white or pink flowers used as ground cover
A North American tree with leaves made of several small sections and clusters of bright red berries
A long group of mountains in Bulgaria that runs from Serbia to the Black Sea
A small tree from Europe and Asia with leaves made of many small leaflets and clusters of orange-red berries
A plant with bright red flower clusters that grows in the southern United States and eastern Mexico
A large shiny black snake found in North American mountains that is harmless to people
A plant with thin leaves and small pouches that grows in cracks in mountain rocks
- UK
A low evergreen shrub from North America and Eurasia with small white flowers and red berries
A small animal from South American mountains with very soft thick fur that people often keep as a pet
A low evergreen shrub that spreads along the ground with white flowers in cold mountains
- Australian
A tree with divided leaves, white spring flowers, and red or orange berries that attract birds
- Australian
A very tall Australian tree with strong wood often used for furniture and building
A large rodent active at night that digs burrows in forests on the Pacific coast of North America
A small mountain plant with silvery leaves and white woolly flower heads
A fern that grows in European mountains and has leaves that smell like lemon or balsam
A small evergreen shrub with glossy leaves and small white bell-shaped flowers
A leafy wildflower with light purple flowers that open in the evening and last into the next morning
A small evergreen plant that looks like a tiny fir tree and grows in cold northern places
- Australian
A bushy Australian shrub with clusters of bright red flowers that attract birds
- Indian
A small Asian tree with hard dark wood and pink or white orchid-like flowers
A small evergreen shrub with tiny leaves and pink or purple flowers that grows on high mountain slopes
- Specialized
A large evergreen tree with very hard wood that grows on high mountain slopes
A small plant that lives for many years with scented leaves and small white flowers
A large animal like a rat from western South America living in holes with spotted fur eaten for meat
A small fern with bright green leaves like parsley that grows on rocky mountain slopes
A wild orchid with white and pale purple slipper-shaped flowers that grows in shaded northern forests
A coastal tree with scented leaves, small flower clusters, olive-like fruit and hard wood
A medium-sized bird from western North America, larger than a California quail
A grass that animals eat in dry high places and plains of western North America and northern Mexico
How Much
Surface Forms
Etymology
Mountain is also used to mean a very large amount because real mountains are huge and hard to move, so calling something a 'mountain' of work makes you picture a heavy, overwhelming pile.